Recent content by aaronsmith

So word to the wise... dont plug up air holes. it made the other air holes too powerful causing the water to get pushed up almost over the edge of the tub lol... have to lower the output of the air coming in or put holes back in at the feet...

The strainer was just replaced brand new so I am confident that there are no issues with clogs there. As soon as I capped off the foot suction the problem went away. There is no safety grate at the bottom suction but I am pretty sure bubbles would still be able to get through even with this...

Very true... I could attempt to install a shutoff valve on the air line going to the foot area and cap the suction input to see which works best.

There are a series of holes at the bottom of the tub. I could plug them up with epoxy and the tub would still get bubbles around the seat area...

So, I turned the blower off and have no air going into the system at high speed. Next I turned bubbles on and immediately got huge air into the system. Next, I checked the strainer to see how much air could be getting in through the strainer... didn't seem like much so I got into the water and...

no , I kept the same configuration in regards to the pump and filter placement - - - Updated - - - Thank you, this is great advice. I will shut off the blower in hopes this will narrow down if it is in fact the problem or not.

I tried that today, with the blower off the high speed turns off too. They are wired together it seems. I will troubleshoot more on this. Seems high speed and blower motor operation are somehow wire/ linked togther. I have the suction at the top ie skimmer and one at the bottom in the tub...

I dont think so, I hope not. I have a blower motor blowing air into the system and it is tied into the high speed operation, such that high speed is only operational when the blower motor and bubbles are running. The blower has its own lines running to the tub.

If the water drains back into the spa, when you first power on the pump, I suspect there is a slight delay and then giant air bubble are forced through the system and into the spa for about 15 to 30 seconds.. No, I dont get any air being pushed back into the spa from the filter or pump anymore...

I would like to agree with you but could it be possible after an hour or more in operation for enough air to be pulled into the filter and then make its way into the pump and plumbing causing this air lock to occur? What if so much air got sucked into the filter that the air eventually made its...

The system runs fine, filter basket is full of water no problems during normal low speed operation... I only have problems when I run the high speed jets and blower motor ie bubbles... this is aerating the water I believe and the old harmsco was able to push this air out of the filter with its...

Sure, the hot tub is located in another room with app 30-40 of 1.5" plumbing in between.

Yes, the water drains back into the spa after shutting the system off. The pump and filter are both brand new. If it was suction wouldnt this occur all the time and not just during a hot tub session?

I thought this too but the air accumulation only occurs when the high speed and bubbles are running in the hot tub during a session. Under non hot tub use/low speed, there is no air accumulation in the filter, the pump basket is full to the top with water/no air. I believe the bubbles in the...